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2025 Legislative Developments Affecting Washington Employers

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Washington employers face a wave of new workplace legislation, some of which recently became effective and some that will begin in 2026 and beyond. These new or modified laws address a broad range of topics, many of which...more

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New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect June 1: Who’s Covered, What’s Required, and 6 Steps for Employers to Comply

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New Jersey’s far-reaching pay transparency law is about to take effect – is your business ready to comply? Starting June 1, covered employers, including certain businesses outside of the state, must disclose compensation and...more

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Legal Update: Massachusetts Enacts Pay-Transparency and Reporting Requirements for Employers

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On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts became the latest state to pass a pay transparency law, titled the “Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act” (the Act), joining four states and numerous municipalities that have enacted similar...more

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Minnesota Pay Transparency Requirements Signed into Law

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Certain Minnesota employers will be required to disclose starting salary ranges, or a fixed pay rate, in all job postings beginning January 1, 2025. This new requirement, signed into law by Governor Tim Walz on May 17, 2024,...more

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Maryland Joins Trend Requiring Salary and Wage Disclosures in Job Listings

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Effective October 1, 2024, Maryland will become the sixth state (plus the District of Columbia), to require that employers provide an upfront disclosure of the wage or salary range for open positions in job listings. The new...more

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Pay Transparency Remains in Vogue This Legislative Session – Part 1: Salary Range Disclosures

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The first of the year brought with it new pay transparency obligations for employers in several states, including Rhode Island, California, and Washington.  Halfway through the year, this type of legislation remains a focus...more

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Civil Rights Department Permits Deferrals For Reporting Labor Contractor Employee Pay Data

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As previously reported here, California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the...more

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California Legislature Expands Employer Obligations Regarding Payroll Transparency

Seemingly with every passing day the California legislature adds more obligations (and opportunities for costly missteps) to California employers.  This time we are discussing California Senate Bill 1162, dubbed California’s...more

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California Expands Pay Reporting and Pay Scale Disclosure Requirements

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On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom approved SB 1162 to significantly expand the pay reporting and pay scale requirements for California employers.  These requirements are effective January 1, 2023....more

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Show Me the Money: California Enacts New Pay Disclosure Requirements

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Pay transparency laws have gathered steam across the country. California follows Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, New York City, Cincinnati, and Toledo, among other jurisdictions, in enacting...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Rhode Island’s New Pay Equity Law: What Employers Need To Know

A big change is coming for employers in the Ocean State.  On January 1, 2023, Rhode Island’s new pay equity legislation (the “Act”) goes into effect.  Last year, Rhode Island joined a legion of states to enact sweeping pay...more

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Pay Equity Comes to the Ocean State: What Rhode Island Employers Need to Know About New Pay Equity Law

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Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee recently signed broad new pay equity legislation into law that will require you to change many common workplace practices, slated to take effect on January 1, 2023. While it might seem so...more

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Nevada Joins Other States in Creating Pay Equity Law

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Beginning October 1, 2021, private employers and certain public employers in Nevada will no longer be able to request or rely upon an applicant’s wage history to determine the applicant’s potential rate of pay. The new law,...more

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California Requires Employers to Submit Pay Data Report

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 973 on September 30, which requires private employers in California to submit an annual Pay Data Report to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), with the first report...more

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New California Pay Data Collection Law Establishes March 31 Reporting Deadline

On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 973 into law as Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 2.8, Chapter 10, § 12999. The bill authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa...more

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At the Eleventh Hour, California Enacts Law Requiring Employers to File an Equal Pay Report

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California will now require employers to annually file an equal pay report. Governor Newsom signed into law California’s equivalent of the now-rescinded “Component 2” of the EEO-1 report that would collect...more

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Significant Changes To Illinois Discrimination Law

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Effective July 1, 2020, two significant changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) went into effect. The first change significantly expands the number of employers in Illinois that may be subject to state discrimination...more

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Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020

Lawmakers introduced and passed several bills in 2019 as part of an aggressive agenda to overhaul New York employment laws. Harris Beach attorneys Lindsey Zullo, Dan Palermo, Ibby Tariq and Taylor Ventre discuss a host of...more

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How Might Virginia’s New Legislative Trifecta Affect Employers in the Commonwealth in 2020?

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In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more

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New Pay Equity Laws in New York and New Jersey (Again) (Update: New Jersey Law Signed Into Law)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, and also other protected...more

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New York State Approves Broadly Expanded Protections for Employees and Applicants

New York State is on its way to enacting comprehensive reforms to broaden the scope of its discrimination and harassment laws, including one of the most robust anti-harassment bills in the #MeToo era, amendments to the...more

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Sweeping Pay Equity Laws On The Way For New York Employers

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This past week was a busy one for New York State lawmakers. In addition to passing game-changing legislation overhauling the state’s discrimination laws, the New York State Senate and Assembly just passed two pay equity bills...more

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Salary History Prohibitions Come to Maine

On April 12th, Maine joins a growing list of jurisdictions, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York City (as well as other cities within New York) Oregon, Puerto Rico, and Vermont, that...more

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5 Takeaways From Oregon’s New Pay Equity Regulations

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Weeks before the bulk of Oregon’s new equal pay law will take effect, the state Bureau of Labor and Industries released implementing regulations to clarify the obligations that will soon be borne by the state’s employers....more

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